Search Results: keywords:"injury prevention"

  • S. 5023 — To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to improve falls prevention research and activities, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:3,080

    The Stand Strong Falls Prevention Act aims to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to improve research and activities related to preventing falls among seniors. It proposes creating an Advisory Committee on Falls Prevention to develop a national plan and assess federal...

    Simple Explanation

    The Stand Strong Falls Prevention Act wants to help older people by making sure we have better ways and ideas to stop them from falling down. It suggests creating a team of experts to make a plan and check on the government's work to keep seniors safe from falls.

  • H. R. 7208 — To reauthorize the Traumatic Brain Injury program.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:253

    H.R. 7208, titled the “Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2024,” proposes to extend certain provisions of the Public Health Service Act related to traumatic brain injury programs. Specifically, it extends the funding and grants for prevention and control of...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill, called H.R. 7208, wants to keep helping people with hurt brains by giving more money to states so they can do special projects to help. It's like saying, "Let's keep helping our friends who bumped their heads for five more years!"

  • H. R. 6132 — An Act To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a mandatory consumer product safety standard with respect to retractable awnings.
    Status:Referred in Senate
    Words:346

    H. R. 6132, known as the “Awning Safety Act of 2023,” is a proposed law that requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to create a new safety rule for retractable awnings. The law aims to reduce the risks of death or serious injury related to awnings unexpectedly...

    Simple Explanation

    The Awning Safety Act of 2023 is like a plan to make special rules to ensure that big tent-like covers that roll out (called awnings) don’t accidentally smack into people and cause them harm. It asks a group in charge of keeping people safe to come up with these rules in 18 months so that everyone can use awnings without getting hurt.